A British couple on a yacht told about their scary time with a Russian warship.

Jane and Alan Kelvey were on their yacht, Bright Future, going from England to France when a Russian warship fired shots.

Mrs Kelvey said it was scary, but she didn't think they were in danger. They were surprised and wondered what happened.

A Russian warship, Admiral Grigorovich, was near the yacht.

The Ministry of Defence said the Russian warship fired warning shots to prevent a collision.

The Ministry said the shots were not aimed at the yacht.

The warship was not being controlled at the time.

Mrs Kelvey said the shots were not needed and they didn't get any warning from the warship.

Russian warships in the English Channel are watched by the Royal Navy.

The couple contacted the UK Coastguard after the incident.

The Ministry of Defence said this was an isolated incident.

The Russian defence ministry said the yacht was on a dangerous path and they fired warning shots.

The Russian ministry said their sailors followed international rules.

Shots were fired at the yacht.

Mr Kelvey said the Russian statement was not true.

Mrs Kelvey said the Russian warship did not show up on their tracking system.

Normally, warships send a message to yachts to stay away, but they didn't get any message.

The couple said the Russian warship did not try to contact them before firing shots.

Mr Kelvey said there were no flares like the Russians said.

Mrs Kelvey said the Russian warship did not try to contact them and they were not on a collision course.

The Kremlin said the yacht was on a dangerous path and they had to fire warning shots.

The Kremlin said they tried to contact the yacht but got no response.

The Russians said they fired flares and sounded signals to get the yacht's attention.

The Russians said they had to fire shots to protect themselves.

The Russians said they followed international rules.

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